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5 ways to keep active at work
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Excessive sitting
Sitting for an extended period is linked with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and an increased risk of death from heart disease and cancer.
Excessive sitting may also slow metabolism, whi...
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Just 30 minutes of activity...
Injecting physical activity into your working day could reduc...
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Cycle or walk to work
- Cycling to work has been linked with a reduced risk of death from all causes, and a lower cancer risk.
- Both cycling and walking to work have also been associated with a lower...
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Recommended work-based standing behaviors
- standing or light activity for 2–4 hours during work hours for workers who are mostly desk-based
- using sit-stand desks or standing worksta...
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Get movement into your working day by making a few simple changes
- Walk to a co-workers desk to speak with them instead of sending an email.
- Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
- Park your...
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Re-engineer the work environment
- remove chairs and desk seating
- encourage walking meetings
- create walking tracks
- introduce a pedometer program
- use mobile sets ins...
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Take an active lunch break
You will go back to work feeling refreshed, revived, and more able to concentrate for the rest of the day.
Whether you go for a brisk walk, cycle, swim, or to your gym for an hour, doi...
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Schedule “movement breaks”
Set a timer once an hour to remind you to move. Get up and move your body, walk up and down the stairs, or take a brisk loop around the block.
The movement needs to be reasonably active and needs to get you out of breath. Afterward, you will feel more productive.
Find an activity you love
Most people can find an activity that they enjoy. It could be walking the dog, doing pilates, or playing in the garden.
Find the activity you like and get value from and do that.
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Exercise Defined
Exercise is a movement of the body to enhance physical fitness.
Most people know that exercise is important for the physical development of the self, yet a majority of them are sk...
Decrease in Human Strength
Historic evidence suggests that for many thousands of years, human beings were more active and stronger than today.
The early humans had increased movement and activity, like going for long and tiring hunts, walking long distances that took weeks, making the prehistoric humans fitter than the best athletes today.
Technology as the Culprit
Technological breakthroughs have reduced our activity to a great extent ( vacuum cleaners, washer-dryers, self-cleaning ovens, and even cars).
The rise of the internet gave us a whole lot of technology, curbing our need to move even more.